1966 Map of Mountain Home East

About this map

Mountain Home serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s Baxter County survey, situated just west of the extensive waters of Norfork Lake. The map reveals a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes, from the high ground of Heart Bald and the Buckhorn region to the deep drainages of Hicks Creek and Big Creek. This era shows the developed recreation along the lake's winding shoreline, including Buzzard Roost Landing and Traceys Landing. Local family history is preserved through a high density of burial grounds and rural institutions, such as Old Oakland Cem, Douglas Cem, and the Oak Grove Ch. The presence of several Quarry and Gravel Pit sites near the settlement suggests the active local industry and infrastructure development of the period.